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 Colophony (Rosin)
This is pine resin after the turpentine
has been removed. It has such a strong affinity for the Element
of Fire that if kept in a powder form (this is chunk), it can
spontaneously combust. It has a lightly resinous smell rather than a pine scent,
but it can be used wherever pine resin is called for in incense recipes
(so can amber). Although nowadays
it is said that regularly breathing the fumes of burning colophony
can cause occupational asthma, in the past its fumes were a remedy
for bronchitis. Some people are allergic to this resin, but it
is frequently an ingredient in cosmetics and in paper. It is also a component
of many polishes and varnishes.
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Light
colophony chunks
1 oz. $3.75
Dark colophony chunks
1 oz. $3.75
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